Pontchâteau

Pontchâteau (French pronunciation: [pɔ̃ʃato] ⓘ; Breton: Pontkastell-Keren) is a commune in the Loire-Atlantique department in western France.

Pontchâteau
Commune
Town hall
Town hall
Coat of arms of Pontchâteau
Coat of arms
Location of Pontchâteau
Pontchâteau is located in France
Pontchâteau
Pontchâteau
Pontchâteau is located in Pays de la Loire
Pontchâteau
Pontchâteau
Coordinates: 47°25′48″N 2°04′59″W
CountryFrance
RegionPays de la Loire
DepartmentLoire-Atlantique
ArrondissementSaint-Nazaire
CantonPontchâteau
IntercommunalityPays de Pontchâteau St-Gildas-des-Bois
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Danielle Cornet[1]
Area
1
55.79 km2 (21.54 sq mi)
Population
 (Jan. 2020)[2]
11,030
 • Density200/km2 (510/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
44129 /44160
Elevation0–52 m (0–171 ft)
(avg. 7 m or 23 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Population
Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1793 2,703—    
1800 2,572−0.71%
1806 2,678+0.68%
1821 3,100+0.98%
1831 3,300+0.63%
1841 3,516+0.64%
1846 3,558+0.24%
1851 3,667+0.61%
1856 3,709+0.23%
1861 4,449+3.71%
1866 4,158−1.34%
1872 4,200+0.17%
1876 4,368+0.99%
1881 4,481+0.51%
1886 4,656+0.77%
1891 4,632−0.10%
1896 4,814+0.77%
1901 4,892+0.32%
YearPop.±% p.a.
1906 5,004+0.45%
1911 4,883−0.49%
1921 4,675−0.43%
1926 4,613−0.27%
1931 4,606−0.03%
1936 4,518−0.39%
1946 5,188+1.39%
1954 5,200+0.03%
1962 5,334+0.32%
1968 5,835+1.51%
1975 6,394+1.32%
1982 7,220+1.75%
1990 7,549+0.56%
1999 7,773+0.33%
2007 9,140+2.05%
2012 9,982+1.78%
2017 10,684+1.37%
Source: EHESS[3] and INSEE (1968-2017)[4]

Communications

Pontchâteau is located at a major crossroads, at the junction of the RN 165, the Nantes-Vannes-Brest expressway, and the D 773, the Saint-Nazaire-Redon road.

Pontchâteau also lies on the Savenay-Landerneau railway line, and is served by a station.

Personalities

See also

References
  1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. "Populations légales 2020". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 29 December 2022.
  3. Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Pontchâteau, EHESS (in French).
  4. Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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